RABIES IN THE NEWS
Below are a selection of news articles from around the world featuring rabies stories. Click on the titles to access the full article.
Information about World Rabies Day events is at www.worldrabiesday.org. You can view current rabies health alerts at www.healthmap.org/en.
Mar 6th 2010 Philippines Working towards a rabies-free RP by 2020
Mar 6th 2010 USA Otter that attacked Venice man has rabies
Mar 2nd 2010 Philippines March is Rabies Awareness Month
Mar 1st 2010 USA Arizona rabies spike blamed on skunks
Feb 28th 2010 India Man eats dog's heart to 'prevent rabies' after bite
Feb 25th 2010 USA Texas Girl Recovers From Rabies Without Intensive Care
Feb 25th 2010 Israel Zoologists call for culling of stray dogs to stop rabies
Feb 22nd, 2010 Thailand Dog owners should be wary of fake rabies vaccine
Feb 21st, 2010 Thailand Rabies jabs for city pets after woman dies from bite
Feb 16th, 2010 USA City Now Vaccinating Raccoons for Rabies
Feb 16th, 2010 Bali Vaccines help dogs fight rabies in short-term
Feb 6th 2010 India Soon, cheaper rabies vaccine from ‘special' groundnut seeds
Jan 29th, 20010 USA Officials warn of rabies outbreak in Central Park
Jan 23rd, 2010 Haiti World's animal welfare groups help Haiti maintain livestock, battle rabies from stray dogs
Jan 18th, 2010 Indonesia Rabies virus feared to infect rats
Jan 11th, 2010 Canada Rabies shots no longer necessary for bat-in-the-bedroom encounters
Jan 7th, 2010 India No rabies vaccine from the government: PAWS
Jan 7th, 2010 Peru Peru launches immunizations campaign against rabies in jungle communities
2009
Dec 12th,2009 China Revaccination underway after substandard rabies vaccines found
Dec 9th,2009 USA New rabies vaccine law to take effect
Dec 7th,2009 USA Raccoons in Central Park Raise Rabies Concerns
Dec 6th 2009 Bali Death toll reaches 17 in Bali rabies epidemic
Nov 29th, 2009 Bali Bali to Undertake Dog Census
Nov 20th, 2009 Philippines Man’s most deadly virus
Nov 18th, 2009 China After one child, a city tries one dog
Nov 7th, 2009 Bali Bali's Rabies Saga Continues
Nov 6th, 2009 Bali Mass culling of stray dogs to continue amid protests
Nov 2nd, 2009 Kenya, India India Faces Health Threats As Vultures Vanish
Nov 1st, 2009 Sri Lanka The rabies risk
Oct 31st, 2009 Bali Travel notice for Bali: rabies outbreak
Oct 29th, 2009 US, Ghana Rabies: a death in Indiana and a boy barking like a dog in Ghana
Oct 28th, 2009 Indonesia Bylaws needed to curtail spread of rabies in Indonesia
Oct 26th, 2009 India Novartis-Aventis row leads to shortage of anti-rabies vaccine
Oct 20th, 2009 Crucell Rabies Monoclonal Antibody Combination: Positive Results
Oct 5th, 2009 Sierra Leone Njala University celebrates World Rabies Day
Oct 5th, 2009 Swaziland 20 children die of rabies
Oct 6th, 2009 Gates Foundation gift to help veterinarians fight rabies in Africa, Philippines
Oct 4th, 2009 Pakistan Rabies Centre to be set up in Peshawar
Oct 3rd, 2009 Iraq War Fighters Take to the Streets for Rabies Awareness
Sept 29th, 2009 USA Day stresses rabies awareness
Sept 28th, 2009 USA Equine Vaccination Key to Prevention
Sept 28th, 2009 Kenya Ministries launch joint drive to tackle rabies
Sept 28th, 2009 US Celebrate the third annual World Rabies Day
Sept 28th, 2009 Pakistan WORLD RABIES DAY 2009
Sept 28th, 2009 UK World Rabies Day 28th September - news from The Travel Clinic
Sept 28th, 2009 China Rabies poses major health threat: Govt
Sept 28th, 2009 'We lost our son to rabies'
Sept 27th, 2009 Israel Concerning rise in number of rabies cases in Israel
Sept 24th, 2009 Ghana 2,620 Dog Bite Cases Recorded In Accra
Sept 22nd, 2009 Canada Ignorance about rabies might help explain 50,000 annual deaths
Sept 21st, 2009 Namibia Rise in rabies cases worrisome
Sept 21st, 2009 Bill Gates throws £6m lifeline to Scots team fighting rabies killer
Sept 19th, 2009 Brazil First Brazilian to be cured from rabies discharged from hospital
Sept 18th, 2009 New rabies vaccine may require only a single shot ... not 6
Sept 17th, 2009 Sri Lanka Human Rabies Control - A Challenge to Public Health in Sri Lanka
Sept 17th, 2009 China Slaughter in China
Sept 15th, 2009 USA Rabies vaccinations a key responsibility of pet owners
Sept 11th, 2009 India Hyenas Terrorize Eastern Indian Suburbs
Sept 9th, 2009 Vietnam Ha Noi talks aim to eradicate rabies
Sept 9th, 2009 China IFAW Reports China Dog Cull Looms, Owners Urged to Kill Pets
Sept 8th, 2009 Liberia Veterinarians Without Borders takes stock in Liberia
August 30th, 2009 USA Cat roundup planned after rabies found
August 17th, 2009 China China one-dog law has owners hot under collar
August 16th, 2009 Sri Lanka Public support sought for anti-rabies drive
July 28th, 2009 Japan Low canine vaccination rate raises fear of rabies outbreak in Japan
July 27th, 2009 Bhutan Second rabies fatality in Gelephu
July 19th, 2009 Sri Lanka Rabies on rise
July 7th, 2009 'Once-only dose' rabies jab hope
July 5th, 2009 Philippines Government called to eradicate rabies in RP
June 27th, 2009 USA Federal advisory panel: Just 4 rabies shots needed
June 19th, 2009 Namibia Rabies Outbreak in Antelope
June 19th, 2009 China Pet owners dismayed at China's one-dog law
June 18th, 2009 China China Mulls Animal Welfare Law, But Culls and ‘One Dog' Policies Persist
June 14th, 2009 Turkey Didim 'highest for rabies jabs'
June 10th, 2009 India Zero-rabies city shows the way to small towns
June 7th, 2009 Phillipines Rabies cases down by 13%, says DoH
June 6th, 2009 Asia Catching Rabies from Eating Dog Meat
May 31st, 2009 USA Growth to blame for rise in rabies
May 18th, 2009 Philippines Agencies unite to reduce rabies incidence
May 15th, 2009 USA Officials Investigate Raw Milk Consumption Concern
May 11th, 2009 India New rabies vaccine soon
May 4th, 2009 USA New, Fast-Evolving Rabies Virus Found -- And Spreading
April 25th, 2009 USA 83-year-old man kills rabid fox with bat
April 18th, 2009 Pakistan, Pakistan to have world-class sera laboratory
Mar 30th, 2009 Philippines, Provincial administration to issue bylaw to control rabies outbreak
Mar 16th, 2009, WHO takes aim at rabies with new project
Mar 13th, 2009, Eliminating rabies in dogs is the optimal control method for preventing spread of the disease
Mar 11th, 2009, Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated: McMaster researcher
Mar 11th, 2009, Angola Record rabies outbreak kills 93 children
Feb 17th, 2009 United Arab Emirates Patient's death is first rabies fatality in UAE in 10 years
Feb 16th, 2009 China China SDFA Demands Recall Of Unapproved Rabies Vaccine
Feb 12th, 2009 Indonesia Bali scrambles to rid rabies outbreak
Feb 9th, 2009, South Korea KCDC Warns of Rabies
Feb 9th, 2009, Bhutan Possible rabies outbreak in Phuentsholing
Feb 8th, 2009, China Most of dangerous rabies vaccine recovered in NE China
Feb 7th, 2009, Philippines Asian countries to observe Bohol anti-rabies program
Feb 7th, 2009, USA Pinellas County Seeks To Eradicate Rabies
Feb 5th, 2009, South Korea Developing a Safer and More Effective Way to Deliver Rabies Antibodies
Jan 30th, 2009, Indonesia Bali tourists warned over rabies
Jan 30th, 2009, Indonesia Bali asks for 50,000 more doses of rabies vaccines
Jan 26th, 2009 Kenya Boy bitten by dog laid to rest
Jan 24th, 2009, Angola Outbreak of rabies has killed 42 children in Luanda
Jan 22nd, 2009, Indonesia Bali battling rabies epidemic
Jan 19th, 2009, Indonesia 'Rabies' death toll rises to six
Jan 18th, 2009, South Africa Cheaper, safer' rabies drug wins prize
Jan 14th, 2009, UK Wildlife Centre Traces Volunteers Following Death From Rabies
Jan 11th, 2009, USA Rabid bat found in Chicago
Jan 8th, 2009, UK Scratch from dog in Africa may have infected rabies victim
Dec 27th, 2008, USA Police shoot suspected rabid foxes near Arcata on Friday
Dec 22nd, 2008, Indonesia Mass rabies vaccinations on animals held
Dec 15th, 2008, Indonesia Bali set to be rabies-free within a year
Dec 15th, 2008, Pakistan National rabies control programme to hold training courses
Dec 15th, 2008, Indonesia Rabies outbreak in Bali sparks tourist warning
Dec 15th, 2008, UK First Northern Ireland rabies case in 70 years
Dec 2nd, 2008, Indonesia Groups coordinate rabies controls
Dec 1st, 2008, Kenya Hospitals face shortage of vaccines
Dec 1st, 2008, USA Southern Missouri man dies of rabies
Dec 1st, 2008, Pakistan City hospitals face shortage of rabies vaccine
Dec 1st, 2008, Indonesia Govt orders culling of stray dogs
Nov 28th, 2008, Indonesia Badung culls suspect rabid dogs, after four deaths
Nov 24th, 2008, Philippines Caloocan provide free anti-rabies shots to all city dogs
Nov 22nd, 2008 USA Health Department Discusses Change In Pet Vaccination Law
Nov 16th, 2008, Indonesia Flores runs out of rabies vaccine
Nov 14th, 2008, Brazil Boy makes rare recovery from rabies
Nov 10th, 2008, Ethiopia World's Rarest Wolf Threatened By Rabies
Nov 8th, 2008, USA Rabies infections in animals nearing record high
Nov 8th, 2008, Indonesia Rabid dog kills student in Flores
Nov 6th, 2008, USA Attacked jogger takes fox for run
Nov 1st, 2008, Philippines City kills 6,000 dogs in drive against rabies
Oct 27th, 2008 Philippines Cagayan town leads in fight vs dog-rabies
Oct 25th, 2008, China China county culls 11,000 dogs after six people die from rabies
Oct 24th, 2008, Pakistan Stray dogs posing danger to residents of capital
Oct 24th, 2008, Ghana Incidence of rabies on the increase
Oct 14th, 2008, India Cadila Healthcare's drug gets WHO's approval
Oct 13th 2008, Philippines Multi-sectoral approach in implementing anti-rabies drive pushed
Oct 11th, 2008, USA Lack of rabies vaccine poses health concern
Oct 10th 2008, Philippines Abra reactivates Provincial Rabies Control Consultative Committee
Oct 9th 2008, USA Rabid Dog From Iraq Prompts Health Warning
Oct 8th 2008, India Skkims stray dogs getting humane treatment
Oct 5th 2008, India Rabies patient flees hospital ward
Oct 3rd 2008, USA Woman brings rabid bat to school
Sept 29th 2008, Tanzania Rabies fears as drug shortage bites
Sept 29th 2008, Sri Lanka Rabies kills 55,000 annually, globally
Sept 29th 2008, Pakistan World Rabies Day passes unnoticed
Sept 28th 2008, Malawi Biting back against rabies
Sept 28th 2008, India Call for funds to curb rabies
Sept 28th 2008, Hong Kong Vigilance against rabies urged
Sept 28th 2008, India World Rabies Day: Disease still incurable
Sept 23rd 2008, USA Pet Owners can Double the Impact of Vaccinations
Sept 22nd 2008, Philippines RP can be rabies-free even before 2020 target - health official
Sept 20th 2008, USA Rabies vaccine in short supply
Sept 17th 2008, India State all set to introduce intra-dermal vaccines
Sept 14th 2008, Philippines P1.1M WHO aid for anti-rabies campaign
Sept 14th 2008, Philippines Girl Bitten By Cat Dies From Rabies In Zamboanga
Sept 13th 2008, Canada Rabies vaccine supply is tight
Sept 8th 2008, Pakistan Dog bites increase between June and Nov
Sept 7th 2008, USA Rabies vaccine is scarce in Wayne, Macomb, Oakland counties
Sept 3rd 2008, USA A Rabies Resurgence
Aug 31st 2008, USA Shortage of rabies treatments for humans prompts stricter guidelines
Aug 22nd 2008, Venezuela Venezuela rules out bat rabies epidemic
Aug 18th 2008, Bulgaria Experts Speak over Problem with Stray Dogs, Rabies at Press Conference in Sofia
Aug 18th 2008, Bulgaria No threat of rabies: chief of National Veterinary Service
Aug 12th 2008, India Cadila, WHO to develop rabies drug
Aug 11th 2008, Philippines Lack of vaccines blamed for recent rabies-related deaths in Cagayan
Aug 11th 2008, Uganda Cattle, Stray Dogs Killed As Rabies Strikes Mukono
Aug 10th 2008, Venezuela Vampire bats blamed for Venezuela rabies outbreak
Aug 7th 2008, Bhutan Rabies outbreak in Chukha
Aug 4th 2008, USA Changes in vaccine no reason to be alarmed
Aug 4th 2008, USA NanoViricides, Inc. Signs Rabies Agreement with CDC for Expanded Research
Aug 3rd 2008, Philippines ID system on dogs implemented
Aug 2nd 2008, Philippines Rabies shots given
Aug 1st 2008, USA Officials decide to destroy Boca-area cat colony where rabies case originated
Aug 1st 2008, China Don't pet pooches, Olympic travellers told
Aug 1st 2008, USA Officials decide to destroy Boca-area cat colony where rabies case originated
Aug 1st, Pakistan Rs 254.8m NIH vaccine development plan stuck at PC
July 30th 2008, USA Skunk rabies in eastern Colorado spurs warnings
July 29th 2008, Sierra Leone First Lady raises the profile of rabies vaccination campaign
July 28th 2008, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka cracks down on stray dogs
July 25th 2008, India Coast vet helps with battle against rabies
July 21st 2008, India Violation of DCGI directive cause for shortage of anti rabies vaccine
July 16th 2008, South Africa Teen dies of suspected rabies
July 10th 2008, Pakistan Distt Hospital Islamabad sans anti-rabies vaccines
July 9th 2008, USA Fox Transmits Rabies to Covington County Child
June 14th 2008, Ghana Re-Introduce Anti-Rabies Vaccination
